Aryna Sabalenka appeared to confirm a new relationship with Georgios Frangulis, the CEO of Açaí brand Oakberry, while in Italy for the Italian Open over the weekend. The 26-year-old Belarusian pro — who lost to Poland’s Iga Swiatek in Saturday’s Rome final — and Frangulis held hands while at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola … Read more
What could be considered tennis’ favorite couple has announced their mutual split. In an Instagram post on Sunday morning, Paula Badosa confirmed the breakup with Stefanos Tsitsipas after about a year together that saw the two support one another in their respective careers and share fun updates of their relationship on a couple Instagram account. … Read more
“Let’s not make a tennis film.” That was the director Luca Guadagnino’s unconventional approach to “Challengers,” the hit movie starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor as rival tennis aces, locked in a high-stakes love triangle. Guadagnino, the Italian director known for his deft eroticism (“Call Me By Your Name”), didn’t want it to look … Read more
The sexy tennis drama “ Challengers ” won the box office this weekend with $15 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Zendaya and castmates Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor have been on a globetrotting press tour to get the word out about Italian director Luca Guadagnino’s original film, which opened in 3,477 locations in … Read more
This tennis romance scored big. “Challengers” won the box office game on its first night in theaters, earning over $6.2 million on Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The Post called the romantic sports drama starring Zendaya and Mike Faist, “artful, addictive and deceptive.” The flick, which centers around a tennis champion who stages a comeback with … Read more
John McEnroe accepted spiritual guidance from Jimmy Buffett. The former tennis star appeared at “Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett,” an event commemorating the life of the late great singer at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, and spoke about how their friendship helped him learn how to chill out. “He’d say, … Read more
Italian tennis player Matteo Berrettini has opened up about his “intense relationship” and split from girlfriend Melissa Satta. Berrettini confirmed he and Satta, an Italian model and and television personality, aren’t together after going public with their romance in January 2023, according to The Sun. “Melissa Satta and I are no longer together,” Berrettini said, per … Read more
Morgan Riddle, the girlfriend of American tennis pro Taylor Fritz, detailed her “scary” experience at Super Bowl 2024 on Sunday, in which she suffered a “panic attack” during the game in Las Vegas and was “harassed” by male fans over the course of the weekend. Riddle spoke candidly about the harrowing ordeal in a series … Read more
Seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe has been slammed over his commentary after fans claim he didn’t know who the lower-ranked players were at the Australian Open. The 64-year-old legend has been doing double duty for both ESPN and Australia’s Channel 9, but it was his role early on the second day of action at … Read more
Seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe has been slammed over his commentary after fans claim he didn’t know who the lower-ranked players were at the Australian Open. The 64-year-old legend has been doing double duty for both ESPN and Australia’s Channel 9, but it was his role early on the second day of action at … Read more
Alex de Minaur knocked off the great Novak Djokovic on Wednesday. But his toughest return came after the match. That’s when de Minaur, the world No. 12 from Australia, was grilled at the press conference about when he plans to propose to longtime girlfriend and fellow tennis pro Katie Boulter. Ash Williams, a self-described comedian who … Read more
Tennis influencer Rachel Stuhlmann is feeling “extremely thankful” after she suffered a neck injury that required surgery in a recent car wreck. Stuhlmann, who played college tennis at the University of Missouri, shared in a post on Instagram Monday that she underwent a successful anterior cervical disc replacement surgery to remove the C5-C6 disc in … Read more
Eugenie Bouchard is living her best life on Necker Island. The tennis star is enjoying some R&R at Sir Richard Branson’s private Caribbean island, where the 2023 Necker Cup is going on until Saturday, Nov. 18, according to a number of recent Instagram posts. The Necker Cup is a five night/six-day, world-class pro-am tennis event … Read more
Lifelong tennis fan Matthew Perry attended the French Open four months before his untimely death on Saturday. The “Friends” star, who was found unresponsive at his Los Angeles home, made his final major public appearance on June 9 at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, where he watched the semifinals with a group of friends. Photos … Read more
2023 is the year of the celebrity relationship breakdown. Hugh and Deborra-lee Jackman took steps to end their marriage, Joe Jonas filed for divorce from Sophie Turner and, bizarrely, both Meryl Streep and Jada Pinkett Smith revealed they’d been separated from their respective husbands for years and simply never mentioned it. And that’s just to … Read more
Dave Portnoy and Aryna Sabalenka are continuing to form the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Sabalenka had invited Portnoy to sit in her coach’s box for her U.S. Open finals match against Coco Gauff last month, but the Barstool Sports founder had a prior commitment and could not be in two places at once. Nevertheless, … Read more
Tennis fans are sleuthing on social media after beloved power couple Stefanos Tsitsipas and Paula Badosa appeared to remove their photos together on Instagram. Tsitsipas and Badosa’s joint Instagram account, “Tsitsidosa” has zero posts as of Tuesday, which has some fans in their feelings over a potential split. The account previously included photos of the … Read more
Dave Portnoy has become enraptured with Belarusian tennis star Aryna Sabalenka’s game and quickly morphed into her biggest cheerleader. The Barstool founder had front-row seats on the baseline for a Sabalenka match this past Monday and has been brashly and publicly betting on her ever since. The attention did not go unrequited, as Sabalenka direct-messaged … Read more
They’re making a real racket. The US Open has always been a good time, but fervent tennis fans say people at this year’s tournament are way past the line. The Honey Deuce cocktails are flowing too freely, spectators are being escorted out of the stadium by security and the smell of weed greets attendees as … Read more
Model and entrepreneur Paige Lorenze has “made so many special connections” while traveling the globe in support of her boyfriend, American tennis pro Tommy Paul. The social media sensation will be cheering on Paul at the 2023 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, where he’ll face Italy’s Stefano Travaglia in Monday’s opening round, and is especially … Read more